Document #1232798
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
For a copy of the Law of Personal Status:
Temporary Law No. 61 of 1976, please find the attached Response to
Information Request JOR21984.E dated 28 September 1995 and the
Statutes of Personal Law in Islamic Countries: History, Texts
and Analysis (1995 pp. 129-136).
For specific information on this subject,
please consult the attached 5 May 1997 letter from an Associate
professor of Civil Law, College of Law, Al-Zaytoonah University,
Amman, Jordan.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Associate Professor of Civil Law,
College of Law, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan. 5 May 1997.
Letter faxed to the DIRB.
The Fresno Bee. 26 July 1994.
Valley Edition. (Hunt for Survivors in Explosion Ends.( (NEXIS)
Response to Information Request
JOR21984.E. 28 September 1995. Documentation, Information and
Research Branch (DIRB).
The New York Times. 1 August
1994. Jan Hoffman. (Courts in Jordan: A Fugitive's Prospects.(
(NEXIS)
_____. 26 July 1994. Todd S. Purdum.
Late Edition. (Jordan Vows Swift Ruling On Custody.( (NEXIS)
The Record. 28 July 1994. John
Cichowski. All Editions. (Custody Struggle Follows Slaying;
Homecoming? Islamic Experts Predict Kids Return.( (NEXIS)
_____. 3 August 1994. Seamus McGraw. All
Editions. (Jordanian Prosecutor Moves Slowly on Slaying Suspect
Awaiting Police Reports in Parsippany Case.( (NEXIS)
Tahir Mahmood. 1995. Statutes of
Personal Law in Islamic Countries: History, Texts and
Analysis. New Delhi: India and Islam Research Council, pp.
129-136.